WWE Legend The Ultimate Warrior Dead At 54

The Ultimate Warrior is dead ... he died suddenly and horrifically, right in front of his wife.

Warrior collapsed without warning outside an Arizona hotel at 5:50 PM Tuesday ... while walking to his car with his wife.

He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Warrior -- real name James Hellwig -- was a true WWE legend ... and was one of the most iconic wrestlers of all time. He was 54-years-old.

Warrior was just inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame the night before Wrestlemania XXX this weekend ... and this week he made his first appearance on "Monday Night Raw" in years.

#Salute to my ni**a warriorMy ni**a use to run up on ni**as… Like get scared ni**a! Here I Come...

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